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How To Create Happy Employees — And Why It’s Even More Vital Now

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by Deb Boelkes, author of “ Heartfelt Leadership: How to Capture the Top Spot and Keep on Soaring “ Happy employees are the best kind. This could tempt leaders to think that employees are lucky to have a job at all. It’s more important than ever for employees to know you care about their happiness.

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7 Reasons That Worker Empowerment Rules The Workplace

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If you have a different view, I urge you to see the data presented in a new book, “ The Nine: The Tectonic Forces Reshaping the Workplace ,” by Phil Simon, a globally recognized authority on technology, collaboration, and the future of work. The birth rate in many countries is declining. Number of non-compete agreements is way down.

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Five Mistakes Leaders Unknowingly Make That Scare Employees To Death

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by Christine Comaford, author of “ SmartTribes: How Teams Become Brilliant Together “ Most leaders know that command & control is dead and that fear doesn’t motivate employees. From time to time we all say or do things that spark unconscious fears in our employees. Why might a meeting scare your employees?

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What To Do When Your Trusted Employees Defect To The Competition

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In today’s competitive global market, managers know that employees (including really valuable ones) are likely to change jobs every few years or so. Like it or not, employee mobility has just become a fact of life. Here are nine ways for employers to minimize the risk associated with departing employees: 1.

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How To Lead During A Time Of Crisis

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As figures in positions of leadership, we understand how important it is to provide stability for our employees. For example, you can’t influence the global spread of the virus, how long your team will need to operate remotely, or when you will be able to return to the office. Put Your Employees First. Have a Good Attitude.

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Are Your Employees Sabotaging Your Company’s Accountability? Ten Bottom-Line-Busting Behaviors to Watch Out For.

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When employees behave with a lack of accountability, their actions hurt your bottom line, whether that’s through low personal productivity, negatively affecting morale, alienating coworkers and customers, or something else. Here are ten types of accountability-sabotaging employees to watch out for: 1. The cavalier promise maker.

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Should The Customer Have A Say In Employee Pay?

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With a hypercompetitive global economy spawning endless options for consumers—who, not incidentally, come to the table pre-armed with reams of Internet research — players who can’t continuously up the “delight” ante might as well hang it up now. Offer training to make sure employees “get it.”

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